Free wood carving classes to start Jan. 23

The Tri County Whittlers and Woodcarvers club of Nevada is offering a basic seven-week carving class, beginning on Tuesday night, Jan. 23. There is no charge for the classes, but there is a cost of $80 for the set of tools, sharpener, wood cutouts and patterns for the classes. A deposit of $25 must be

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News from Harwood and Schell City

Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, and will be closed through Monday, Jan. 1. She will reopen at her regular time on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Jewell and Helen Ellerman attended the Christmas Eve Service a the Grace United Methodist Church at El Dorado Springs Sunday evening,

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Hillsmans hold 49th family reunion

Descendants of Albert and Nancy Jane (Snow) Hillsman gathered for the occasion on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the El Dorado Springs Community Center with approximately 80 present.  Blessing was given and a basket dinner followed. Present for the gathering were Ryan Budd – Abilene, KS; Scott, Kelly, and Blythe Barton – Louisburg, KS; Leroy

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Merry Christmas

From: Kenny, Kimball and Davis Long, Adrian,Cain and Van Gilfoil, Mary True, Gwen Nickerson, Finley Keen, Megan Tammer-Lane, Mindy Harper,Caleb Alexander and Nancy Dissler

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Community celebrates fire department anniversary

ON FIRE FOR 125 YEARS – State Representative Warren Love honored the El Dorado Springs Fire Department with a Resolution from the MO House of Representatives recognizing their 125 years of service during the department’s 125th birthday party at Fire Station #1 on Saturday, Dec. 16. Pictured are: (from left, standing) Dylan Steward, Jason Fick,

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And for each student

APR a big deal for all schools in state The Sun contacted Dr. Theresa Christian, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, for the El Dorado Springs R-II. Annually, Dr. Christian reports on the District’s Annual Performance Report (APR) to the School Board. This year in addition to reporting the District’s APR score of 90.7%,

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R-II Board rehires Supt. Koca

The El Dorado Springs School Board met Thursday, Dec. 14, with all present – Chad Whitesell, Benny Brower, Mark Burley, Terry Shepard, Josh Floyd, Greg Beydler and Darrell Eason – presiding. In executive session the board rehired Supt. Mark Koca for the 2018-19 school year. In old business, the board took up consideration of a

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Back to the North Pole

TAVELING LIGHT – After a brief stop at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 19, Santa headed up North Main on his way home for final preparations for Christmas. Harold Fugate loaned Santa a Harley to make his trip not only fast, but cool.

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The Rock Wall

The ladies at the Clinic know me better than I know myself, which is the way of cats and kids, too. They asked me if I had a photo of our grandson, Van, on my phone. No, my phone isn’t really good with pictures. They insisted, so I looked. Sure enough there was a photo

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Gov. Greitens fights for veterans

As the Chairman of the Missouri Association of Veterans Organizations, I’m grateful for new leadership in Missouri that fights for our veterans. These men and women deserve dignity, respect and quality care. Unfortunately, too often, government fails them. Families came forward with worries about conditions in the St. Louis Veterans home. The bureaucracy said everything

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